Marine Construction News – Page 148
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NewsPort of Southampton dredging completed
Dredgers from the fleet of Boskalis Westminster have completed a program of capital dredging to deepen and widen the approach channel linking international shipping lanes to the ABP Port of Southampton, UK.
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NewsNew ATB dredger for Great Lakes
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the only American dredging company with significant international operations, has cut steel for the construction of its articulated tug and barge (ATB) trailing suction hopper dredger.
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NewsSuez Canal expansion underway
The Egyptian government has signed contracts with six international dredging contractors and works have begun on the ''new'' Suez Canal.
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NewsFirst Easydredge launched for stock
Royal IHC (IHC) successfully launched the first Easydredge 2700 last month. It is the first vessel in the company''s range of competitively priced standard trailing suction hopper dredgers.
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NewsA new generation of Rotortugs
The first four Advanced Rotortugs of the ART80-32 class, incorporating the unique triple Azimuth drive concept, were delivered to their owners Elisabeth Ltd during the last two months of 2014 for use by Kotug International. ''RT Evolution'' and ''RT Emotion'' with Hybrid propulsion systems were built by Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld ...
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NewsEngines dominate research ship work
The identical multi-purpose ''Heincke'' and ''Alkor'' were among sophisticated research ships calling at German shipyards as the year turned for specialist engine work, overhaul or regular maintenance.
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NewsBelfast Harbour awards tender for port management system
Canada’s Klein Systems Group has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Belfast Harbour, Northern Ireland, to install the KleinPort Port Management Information System. Belfast Harbour Commissioners selected Klein as the system supplier after an extensive public tendering process for a new port management system.
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NTB and Eurogate Hamburg productivity awarded
At the JOC Group Port Performance Conference Europe NTB and Eurogate Hamburg container terminal operators successfully garnered a top-three rating among the ‘Top Terminals Europe – First Half 2014’.
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NewsPump range enlarged
The Damen DOP Submersible Dredge Pump range has been enlarged. The DOP-range now runs from the smallest possible DOP150, to the DOP450L doing 4.000 m3 of mixture per hour.
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NewsCammell Laird targets Scandinavian conversion market
Cammell Laird of Birkenhead, UK has signed an ambitious new agency agreement aimed at ramping up the company’s profile in the thriving marine and offshore markets in Scandinavia.
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NewsThe power of bubbles
UK-based Marlin Environmental Services’ maintenance & engineering division recently installed a large-scale ultrasonic cleaning tank at its new head office site in Chichester Marina.
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Anticorrosion for ferry
UK-based manufacturer Cathelco are supplying an impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) system for Gosport, UK’s latest ferry. The system is designed to safeguard the hull surface against corrosion.
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Maintenance Conference
ACI’s 11th Optimising Vessel Maintenance Conference takes place in London from 28-29th January 2015, and promises to discuss the latest technical and maintenance management updates in the maritime industry for 2015 and beyond.
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NewsHive of activity at Blyth
Blyth Workcats is based on Canvey Island, Essex, UK where it builds specialised catamaran workboats in lengths of 10, 11, 12, 14, 17 and 20-metres for all types of marine work. ‘Maritime Journal’ took a trip to Canvey Island to report on the latest builds in progress.
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NewsNew lock gates for Milford
A giant set of new lock gates has arrived by barge in Milford Haven, UK. The gates are part of the Port’s £6m Milford Dock Lock Project which will reduce locking times and, hopes Milford Dock, help make the marina one of the UK’s top marine leisure destinations.
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NewsSecond Irish OPV afloat
The second of the Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) being built by Babcock for the Irish Naval Service, ''LÉ James Joyce'', has just been floated for the first time at Babcock’s Appledore shipyard in North Devon, marking a significant milestone in the build programme.
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NewsAir supported vessel breakthrough?
Tuco Marine of Denmark has partnered with EffectShips International and Diab in a high technology project to create a vessel in carbon fibre featuring a unique and patented hull technology.
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Quicker thickness monitoring
Dorchester, UK based, Tritex NDT have launched a new Multigauge 5700 Datalogger Metal Thickness Gauge. The new gauge, has all the advantages of the company''s Multigauge 5600 but with the added benefit of storing readings on the gauge
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NewsNever mind the bollards
According to UK company Tyne and Wear Marine (TWM), common misconceptions abound when it comes to testing bollards. For example, many seem to think that bollards should be tested at 90° to the quayside and on a rare occasion this may be true – but, however it’s not always practical.
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NewsLNG first for Bremenports
The ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven are doing much to address the issue of air quality. Not only are they engaged in facilitating LNG infrastructure, they are proving that the ports’ own operations can be cleaned up.
